Commentary: America has minimum wage crisis

2:24 PM,
Dec. 31, 2013

Written by

Glenn Mollette
Columnist

Americans do not want to work for the minimum wage. Who does? Recent demonstrations at McDonald's restaurants demanding $15 an hour wages are understandable. American people need more money to exist. Making a minimum wage only means you are living in poverty and need government and charitable assistance in order to survive.

Minimum wage was never meant for the long haul. Such wages were intended for part-time help, students working through school or older Americans who needed something to do a few hours a week. The sad case is that miserable Americans stand in line for these jobs. The jobs ...